HAPPY MONDAY!

Whenever I get a phone call from "Unidentified," this is what I imagine:

"Come along, Bort."

Barclay, Barry, Bert . . . Bort? Come on, "Bort"? Mommy, buy me a license plate. No, come along, Bort. Are you talking to me? No. My son is also named Bort.

Wordloaf Literary Conference

The Simpsons often has terrific literary references. Take this one, which manages to mock literary festivals like Portland's own Wordstock AND author Philip Roth!